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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



689 



Easter Plant Arrangements. No. 5. 



meeting. It isn't nearly so dark as 

 Roosevelt and it is suffused with a bright 

 scarlet glow that gives it good life, and 

 more than that, it is exceedingly frag- 

 rant. It has also a good, stiff, long 

 stem and a well knit, finely formed 

 flower. The fancy or variegated carna- 

 tions were very beautiful, but the Pitts- 

 burg florists don't enthuse over them be- 

 cause there isn't much market demand 

 for them. 



Notes. 



All expressed satisfaction with their 

 Easter trade. Lilies in pots were un- 

 equal to the demand. Mme. Van der 

 Cruyssen azaleas sold like hot cakes. 

 Simon Mardner was next in favor; then 

 Vervaneana as a variegated flower and 

 Niobe as a white. But there were some 

 whites left. Mme. Van der Langenhoff 

 came in for some abuse because it drops 

 its buds and leaves when being im- 

 ported. Crimson Rambler roses re- 

 ceived considerable commendation, but 

 the home-grown stock flowered better 

 than what was bought in the east and 

 brought hither for forcing. 



Henry H. Negley, Alexander Negley 

 and Dr. Shaffer, gentlemen who have fine 

 orchid collections in Pittsburg, were 

 present, and Mr. H. H. Negley, just re- 

 turned from an extended trip through 

 Florida, gave an interesting talk about 

 the gardens in the Flowery state and his 

 interest and pleasures in the Everglades, 

 mangrove swamps and along the river 

 banks in search of wild orchids. He 

 was loud in praise of the "palm" orchid 

 (Cyrtomium punctatum) and its big 

 panicled spikes of brown and yellow flow- 

 ers. He exhibited this at the meeting. 

 But he cautioned the members against 

 going to Florida to start in the florist 

 business. His advice was, "stay here and 

 make your money and go to Florida to 

 spend "it." P. A. 



Leavenworth, Kan. — R. C. Hinz is 

 building 10,000 feet of glass for the 

 production of cut flowers. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



The usual after Easter conditions pre- 

 vail, especially as regards roses, lilies 

 and bulbous flowers. Of roses there is 

 practically a glut and prices are difli- 

 cult to quote. On really first class ship- 

 ping grade the price is about $5.00 to 

 $6.00 per 100, but the great bulk of 

 good stock is sold at from $2.00 to $4.00 

 and the poor stuff' runs down to $5.00 

 per 1,000. There is a big supply of late 

 lilies and quotations are as variable as 

 the weather. One dealer asks $8.00 to 

 $10.00 for the best, another $6.00 to 

 $7.00, another $4.00 to $6.00, and still 

 another asks "what will you give?" Of 

 course tlie quality counts all through 

 these figures but one can buy really good 

 lilies at $4.00 to $6.00 and this is prob- 

 ably a fair average. 



Carnations are another story altogeth- 

 er. Of the best grades there are none 

 too many and good fancy bring $3.00 

 readily while a few specials go as high 

 as $4.00 and $5.00. Good ordinaries 

 bring $1.50 to $2.50, with Scott and that 

 class at $1.00. A few Lawson and Red 

 Bradt are the only ones in the $5.00 

 class; Crane, Marquis, White Cloud, 

 Bradt and Nugget are in the $3.00 to 

 $4.00 class and the lower grades of these 

 and other sorts make up the cheaper ones. 

 Beauties are holding up pretty well 

 at $3.00 a dozen for the best, and then 

 $2.00, $1.50, $1.00 and 75 cents, with 

 the medium lengths in greatest demand. 

 The supply of greenhouse grown bul- 

 bous flowers is slackening a little and 

 there is a trifle better tone in the market 

 for them, though prices are still low. 

 The outdoor gi-own stock from southern 

 points is arriving more freely but of 

 course this is in a class by itself. 



There are lots of callas and prices are 

 low, but there seems to be a shortage of 

 "green goods" such as smilax, asparagus 

 and adiantum. 



Ijocal demand is light but fortunately 

 shipping trade keeps up very well for 

 (liC season and on the wliole trade is 

 apparently in a healtliy condition for 

 tlie season. 



■Various Items. 

 And now the Greeks arc forming a 

 "Union." It is currently reported that 

 each member pays a fee of $5.00 and that 

 wlien the "Union" declares a boycott 

 against any of the wholesalers any mem- 

 ber caught buying of him forfeits the five 

 bucks. When any wholesaler orders a 

 Greek to "quit wearing those flowers out 

 with your hands," or vehemently informs 

 him: "No, you can't have 'em for $3.00 

 a thousand; get out of here," he will be 

 solemnly boycotted by The Amalgamated 

 Association of Allied Chicago Greeks and 

 he will then be up against the real thing. 

 Charley Probst is the treasurer and holds 

 the forfeits. We have not yet heard 

 wliat the forfeits may be expended for 

 when forfeited but would suggest a good 

 dinner and a box of cigars to the boy- 

 cotted wholesaler. May the forfeits be 

 numerous if this carries and the whole- 

 salers will count U5 in on the side. 



Mr. Challenge Ventilator Evans of In- 

 diana, was a recent visitor. 



Geo. W. Scott, the West Madison St. 

 florist, buried his sister last Tuesday. 



Geo. Piepgras has taken deskroom with 

 Bcntley & Co. while winding up his 

 business affairs. 



Mr. C. M. Dickinson, of E. H. Hunt's, 

 says the Greek's Union is a good thing. 

 He hopes for the honor of being the 

 first to be boycotted so they will keep 

 away from his place. 



McKellar & Winterson are still doing 

 a big business in general supplies and 

 find no let up in trade. 



The crocuses, scillas and snowdrops 

 are in bloom at Lincoln Park and the 

 hyacinths are pushing up their flower 

 spikes. 



There is talk of an elaborate floral 

 parade at the time of the visit of Presi- 

 dent McKinley to the city early in June 

 next. The officials of the National Busi- 

 ness League, of which A. A. Burnham is 

 secretary, is pushing the project. 



The Geo. Wittbold Co. arranged a dee- 

 oration for the Holland Society at the 

 Grand Pacific Hotel this week of which 

 a feature was an old Dutch windmill 

 twelve feet high. Though flowers were 

 freely used elsewhere the mill was cov- 

 ered merely wth green sheet moss. 



Mr. Flint Kennicott will soon make 

 his usual spring move to his country 

 place at "The Grove." Mr. Kennicott's 

 father settled there in 1837 when Chi- 

 cago was a village and was the pioneei 

 nurseryman in this section. 



"The Paeony, its place in the cut 

 flower market and the best varieties," is 

 the subject for the Florists' Club's regu- 

 lar meeting tomorrow (Friday) evening 

 and the subject is to be treated by Chas. 

 Klehm and Flint Kennicott. 



RICHMOND. VA. 



The Easter trade taken altogether 

 was an improvement over last year, not- 

 withstanding a rainy Saturday and 

 backward weather. The plant trade 

 seemed to suffer some, but all grades of 

 the best material went off well and 

 brought good prices. Easter lilies were 

 not over plentiful and all the good 

 stock went early. Hyacinths were in 

 good supply and sold readily, but some 



